“Curiosity of the Day” 
A study showed that the first cubicle in a public toilet is always the least used - and therefore the cleanest. more
Fuelling powerful alternatives
New legal stipulations are forcing the transport industry to find new fuels, especially in the maritime shipping industry and the road haulage sector. Europe’s largest port invited the media to its compound recently to present its LNG infrastructure, which is creating new... more
Maghreb trade on the rise 
Militzer & Münch, which is headquartered in Switzerland, is substantially expanding its transport services between Germany and the Maghreb countries. Compared to H1/2019, the logistics company was able to increase its consignment volumes by almost 30% in H1/2019. Turnover... more
Qatar Airways to serve Luanda
Qatar Airways will launch a new service to Luanda, the capital and largest city of Angola, starting March 2020. The service, which will operate up to five times per week, will deploy a B787 aircraft with a bellyhold capacity of 8.5 t of cargo. Qatar Airways group chief... more
Renewed recognition for sustainability efforts
Canadian National Railways (CN) has again earned a place on the Dow Jones sustainability world index (DJSI). This marks the eighth consecutive year that CN has been listed on the DJSI world index and the 11th consecutive year that CN has been listed on the DJSI North America... more
CMA CGM's new short sea service
The CMA CGM Group has now started its new short sea shipping service Black Sea - Marmara - Morocco (BSMAR). The four 2,500-teu vessels that will be used for this service have a technical emphasis on reefer containers, which allow the transport of sensitive products. The port... more
P&O Ferrymasters opens new warehouse in Rotterdam
P&O Ferrymasters will open a 17,000 sqm warehousing facility in Europoort (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) to support its trans-Continental operations. The 10-year contract for the additional facilities will significantly expand the warehousing storage capacity of P&O... more
Ifco chooses Julian zu Putlitz as CFO
The supervisory board of the Ifco group, a provider of reusable packing solutions for fresh produce, has appointed Julian zu Putlitz as chief financial officer (CFO) to the group’s executive board. He replaces Margit Kendler, who will leave Ifco at her own request after three... more
Hamburg Sud goes even more digital
Hamburg Sud, an affiliate of Maersk, has expanded its e-commerce offerings. "Instant" is a digital application that offers certain advantages when booking containers. Bookings can be made up to four weeks prior to the planned shipment. The earlier the booking is... more
Airbus predicts 50% more freighters by 2038
In its global market forecast 2019-2038, Airbus sees the world’s freighter aircraft fleet set to more than double from today’s nearly 1,800 to just over 2,800 aircraft. A combination of 2,500 newly built and converted freighters will be needed with 60% for replacement and 40%... more